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How exactly would it happen that I put in a load of colorful baby clothes – all of which have been washed before – and I toss in a color-catcher sheet just to be safe, and wash it in icy cold water…and wind up with a lily-white color-catcher sheet and baby clothes that are more [...]
The pediatrician wasn’t kidding when he said Carrie had a bunch of teeth all coming in at once – just 4 days after her first top tooth, she’s gotten a second one. Maybe we’ll have a little break before the next ones? I’d like to stop having to give her Motrin almost every night…
I got an early birthday present today! Denis had absconded with my original iPod for his daily commute, so he got me a replacement. It’s actually technically a joint gift with my grandparents: when I was a baby, my dad’s parents gave me a savings bond, which – since I’m turning 30 – has come [...]
Lisa has hooked me into making fancy cakes for various occasions. (I’m not sure whether this is a good or a bad thing, mind you.) So when she suggested making turkey cakes for Thanksgiving, well I just jumped at the chance to learn how to use a star tip! So, what do you think? My [...]
Dear Carolyn, So much has changed this month! You’re becoming quite the explorer and climber, and you’ve got attitude! You’ve more than doubled your sign vocabulary this month, adding “apple”, “banana”, “peach”, “grapes”, “peas”, “cookie”, “cracker”, “bread”, “potato”, “again”, “hat”, “bed” (we use this sign to mean “sleepy”), “hurt”, “socks”, “bath”, “doll”, “fish” and “belly [...]
Oh, well. We can’t sing “All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth” for Carrie anymore, since she (finally) got one of her top teeth! And we actually managed to put her to bed tonight without any Motrin, so the other top tooth must not be all that close to breaking through. At [...]
I’m pretty sure that when Carrie learns how to take off more than just her shoes and socks she’s going to be one of those toddlers. You know, the ones you can’t take your eyes off in public because if you do for even a second, they’ve stripped naked. She walked around story time today, [...]
The new box of Pampers Cruisers we just opened are different than the ones we’ve been using for the last however many months. They have this new meshy lining, and are nowhere near as soft as before. I suppose they thought they were improving them – or maybe they were just cutting costs. But after [...]
We had a slight problem with one of the batches of custom photocard thank you notes, and we didn’t get them until Wednesday. However, they’re now all written out and will go out in the mail tomorrow. I feel a little guilty that it’s been three weeks since the party, even though it’s not my [...]
I’ve had stuff going on every night this week: Monday I had a rehearsal, Tuesday I took a needlepoint class, Wednesday I was in a recital. So tonight I stayed home instead of going to Sit & Knit, because I’m just really tired. And tomorrow I have yet another rehearsal. I’ve really overcommitted myself this [...]